A well-written disciplinary policy clearly states your company’s rules and the consequences that happen if those rules are broken.The purpose of a disciplinary policy is to regulate standards of conduct of employees within a company or business, regardless of how many employees. The aim of a workplace disciplinary policy is to provide mechanisms to correct unacceptable behaviour and to create certainty and consistency in the application of discipline.

Example uses of this document:

• Faillure by an employee to perform their job function
• Misconduct
• Harassment or violence towards co-workers
• Illegal behavior
• Dress code violations
• Inappropriate behavior with co-workers or customers
• Attendance issues
• Dishonesty
• Discrimination

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This document was written for Agreements.org by a Senior Attorney (Admitted in the High Court) with more than 18 years’ experience. It complies with current South African law.